2008 Geelong Football Club season
The 2008 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 109th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong finished the regular season in first position on the ladder, earning the club a second-consecutive McClelland Trophy, and its ninth overall. Geelong's regular season record was impressive (21 wins, 1 loss), the best performance of a team in the home-and-away season since Essendon Football Club in 2000. Geelong then went on to win its Qualifying and Preliminary finals in succession, earning a place in the 2008 AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn, and the chance for a second-consecutive premiership. However, Geelong failed to capitalise on its outstanding performance during the season, losing the premiership in a Grand Final thriller.
| 2008 season | |||
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| President | Frank Costa | ||
| Coach | Mark Thompson (9th season) | ||
| Captain(s) | Tom Harley (2nd season) | ||
| Home ground | Skilled Stadium | ||
| Pre-season competition | Quarter final | ||
| AFL season | 1st | ||
| Finals series | Runner-up | ||
| Best and Fairest | Joel Corey | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Steve Johnson (50) | ||
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Geelong signed up a club record 36,850 club members for the season, and had an average home crowd attendance of 43,176, also a club record.